Volker Stocker

Head of Research Group, Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society

Biography

Volker Stocker heads the multidisciplinary research group “Digital Economy, Internet Ecosystem, and Internet Policy” at the Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society (German Internet Institute) in Berlin. He is also a senior researcher in the Internet Architecture and Management Group at TU Berlin; an associated researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics; a research fellow at the Quello Center at Michigan State University; and an affiliated scholar with the Dynamic Competition Initiative (UC Berkeley & EUI). Additionally, he serves on the board of the International Telecommunications Society (ITS) and is Co-Chair of ITS Europe. An economist by background, Volker pursues an interdisciplinary agenda that bridges economics with technology and policy. His recent research focuses primarily on the economics, evolution, and regulation of digital infrastructures, platforms, and ecosystems.